Rek Bell

148x210mm (6x8inches) ink drawings on watercolour paper. Completed in 2018.

Every knot has a purpose, drawings these has helped me to memorize them. Knowing how to tie a good knot, could save your life.

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Types of knots fall into three 3 general categories.

• Knots. Those tied on the end of a line.
• Bends. Those used to join two lines together.
• Hitches. Those which secure a line to a cleat, piling or stanchion.

Knots to learn to tie behind your back:

• The square knot[150.8 kB]
• The sheet bend
• The round turn
• The half hitch
• The rolling hitch knot[132.7 kB]
• The bowline knot[123.7 kB]
• The prusik knot (see a good friction hitch to learn how to tie one)

See some decorative rope mats I've made.